Operation Infatuate II was the amphibious landing at Westkapelle, conducted on the morning of November 1. Air support was limited due to the weather conditions. After a heavy naval bombardment by the Royal Navy (a battleship and two monitors plus a support squadron of landing craft carrying guns), troops of 4th Special Service Brigade (Nos. 41, 47, and 48 Royal Marines Commando and No. 10 Inter Allied Commando, consisting mainly of Belgian and Norwegian troops) supported by the specialized armou

The return of Queen Wilhelmina to Middelburg and Walcheren after the Second World War (public domain) | History of Royal Women

The liberation of the island of Walcheren started over land with an attack of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division on the German defenders of the causeway on 31 October 1944. The causeway of the Sloedam became the scene of heavy fighting. On 3 November in the afternoon the causeway finally fell into Allied hands. | Joël Stoppels Battlefield Tours